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This section looks at the demand for the Applications Support role in IT contracts within the Harrow region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Applications Support in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Support
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£305£311
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.25£21.21
% change on same period last year+4.87 %
Harrow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Harrow
Matching contract IT job ads1427
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.027 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£215£300
Average daily rate£329£300
% change on same period last year+9.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£443£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted414
Average minimum hourly rate£19.50£19.87
Average hourly rate£19.50£20.16
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.50£20.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Applications Support LondonApplications Support
London

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Applications Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Applications Support across the Harrow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Harrow Applications Support Demand Trend

Applications Support
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Applications Support across the Harrow region.

Harrow Applications Support Daily Rate Trend

Applications Support
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Harrow region that cited Applications Support in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Applications Support in their job title.

13 (100.00 %)Java
13 (100.00 %)SQL
13 (100.00 %)Oracle
13 (100.00 %)WebServices
13 (100.00 %)UNIX
13 (100.00 %)QA
22 (66.67 %)SeeBeyond
22 (66.67 %)Process Management
22 (66.67 %)Systems Analysis

Applications Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Harrow region that cited Applications Support in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Applications Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Harrow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)WebServices
Harrow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)UNIX
Harrow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Process Management
12 (66.67 %)Systems Analysis
Harrow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)Java
13 (100.00 %)SQL
Harrow IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (100.00 %)QA
Harrow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Oracle
22 (66.67 %)SeeBeyond